In the contrary decisions of 28 May 2018 referred to above the SEC had also concluded that the terms of the prohibition from public service by virtue of the emergency decree laws – according to which those dismissed from public services shall no longer be “employed in a public service” – did not cover the situation of MPs, as they were not employed in public services with administrative functions. The author of one of the dissenting opinions included in the SEC decisions of 11 April 2019 argued that the Council of State had set a precedent not only for MPs but also for mayors, who are likewise elected by the people and not employed in a public service (in the absence of an employer). It seems that this question is subject to discussion in Turkey, among practitioners and academics.